Subaru Exiga: Subaru for the people revealed

Htay7500 · 05-30-2008, 06:06 PM

"Japanese giant Subaru is about to get a whole lot more pulling power! This is the company’s new Exiga MPV, caught undergoing testing in California ahead of its unveiling in June."

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...aru-exiga.html

Slideways · 05-30-2008, 06:13 PM

200hp from a naturally-aspirated 2.0L as the base engine? Wow!

JJ26 · 05-31-2008, 01:42 PM

I hope we see it here in the US. Could be a great seller.

**ChevroletRevived** · 05-31-2008, 03:47 PM

Hot hath performance!

EldoFan · 05-31-2008, 10:11 PM

How much power do American 2.0's make now?

t-rex · 05-31-2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by EldoFan

How much power do American 2.0's make now?

The 2.5-litre is base unit in all N/A Scoobies. It puts out 170 horsepower. A normally-aspirated 2-litre engine would need direct injection to attain 200hp. Also JIS figures are a tad bit higher than SAE or DIN.

Guess who's waiting for this to come out before he buys a new car?

cemaxc · 06-01-2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t-rex

The 2.5-litre is base unit in all N/A Scoobies. It puts out 170 horsepower. A normally-aspirated 2-litre engine would need direct injection to attain 200hp. Also JIS figures are a tad bit higher than SAE or DIN.

Guess who's waiting for this to come out before he buys a new car?

Believe me, 200 isn't enough for Subarus. All Subarus are heavy and have power killing AWD. They are a great drive, don't get me wrong, but they need more power than just 200. Also, I hope they scrap the current base 4cyl throttle mapping. Its incredibly annoying to be half way into the throttle before there is any measurable acceleration.

Bravada · 06-01-2008, 02:34 AM

Oh yes, all Subaru needs after turning the Impreza into a Daewoo Lanos lookalike is a people mover - didn't we all want a Subaru minivan all along? Three cheers for the former sports car maker!

Htay7500 · 06-01-2008, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cemaxc

Believe me, 200 isn't enough for Subarus. All Subarus are heavy and have power killing AWD. They are a great drive, don't get me wrong, but they need more power than just 200. Also, I hope they scrap the current base 4cyl throttle mapping. Its incredibly annoying to be half way into the throttle before there is any measurable acceleration.

they also need to scrap that dated 4speed auto in lieu for a 5. they need a new engine even though they made a boxerdiesel.

EldoFan · 06-01-2008, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bravada

Oh yes, all Subaru needs after turning the Impreza into a Daewoo Lanos lookalike is a people mover - didn't we all want a Subaru minivan all along? Three cheers for the former sports car maker!

Aren't they going to balance that out with the Legacy STI (see other thread) ??

Bravada · 06-01-2008, 07:54 PM

Not sure if you can balance ugliness and a crossover. Either you build nice sports cars or outdated plasticky thingies and people movers.

Squachy · 06-01-2008, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t-rex

The 2.5-litre is base unit in all N/A Scoobies. It puts out 170 horsepower. A normally-aspirated 2-litre engine would need direct injection to attain 200hp. Also JIS figures are a tad bit higher than SAE or DIN.

Guess who's waiting for this to come out before he buys a new car?

no it doesnt.
Of course its likely easier to attain that rating with DI.

The S2000's powerplant makes more than 200hp with 2.0L (and 2.2L)
Honda's K20 2.0L makes 3shy of 200hp.

Xenon · 06-02-2008, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t-rex

The 2.5-litre is base unit in all N/A Scoobies. It puts out 170 horsepower. A normally-aspirated 2-litre engine would need direct injection to attain 200hp. Also JIS figures are a tad bit higher than SAE or DIN.

Guess who's waiting for this to come out before he buys a new car?

Honda has a 4 cylinder with 200 hp and it doesn't have direct injection.

Xenon · 06-02-2008, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cemaxc

Believe me, 200 isn't enough for Subarus. All Subarus are heavy and have power killing AWD. They are a great drive, don't get me wrong, but they need more power than just 200. Also, I hope they scrap the current base 4cyl throttle mapping. Its incredibly annoying to be half way into the throttle before there is any measurable acceleration.

Honestly you don't need a massive amount of power to move a car, and besides, that's the nature of 4 cylinder engines. Don't like it? Don't get a 4 banger.

Nico Flax · 06-02-2008, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bravada

Not sure if you can balance ugliness and a crossover. Either you build nice sports cars or outdated plasticky thingies and people movers.

What the... so GM should stop making sport cars and Corvettes because they make people movers and trucks? Where the hell do you people come up with this stuff...

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Bravada 70 MPG Two Mode Saturn Hybrid Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 10,156	Re: Subaru Exiga: Subaru for the people revealed Not sure if you can balance ugliness and a crossover. Either you build nice sports cars or outdated plasticky thingies and people movers.

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